kievit
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch kievit, which is onomatopoeic, imitating the bird's call.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈki.vɪt/, /ˈki.vit/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: kie‧vit
- Rhymes: -ivɪt, -ivit
- Homophone: Kievit
Noun edit
kievit m (plural kieviten, diminutive kievitje n)
- The northern lapwing, Vanellus vanellus
- (by extension) A lapwing; any bird of the genus Vanellus
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- kievit on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl